<a href="http://inhabitat.com/2009/10/06/mason-lane-farm-showcases-beautiful-bamboo-construction/" target="_blank">Farms</a> need practical, hard-working homes, where machinery and equipment can easily be moved without messing things up. At the same time though, when you're done with work in the fields, the last thing you probably want to look at is a bunch of equipment. This ingenious residential home, called <a href="http://www.archifarm.jp/archi.cgi?mode=html&amp;page=24#" target="_blank">Sprout</a>, was designed and built for a family who wanted a yard, but needed it to be practical. <a href="http://www.archifarm.jp/" target="_blank">Studio Archi Farm</a>, a Japan-based architecture firm, came up with the idea to elevate the yard, which doubles as a car port and keeps the machinery out of view from the main living area.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

The home's design constraints required a way to deal with eight large farm vehicles and a large gravel parking area.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

The homeowners didn't want to see their vehicles while in their home, preferring beautiful views of their farm and woodland beyond.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

Studio Arch Farm came up with a clever idea to create a car port/yard on the second story to hide the vehicles from site while inside the house.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

Now when the owners are in their kitchen or living room all they can see is a beautiful yard and their farmland beyond.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

In essence the new yard creates a new "ground" level, with utility and parking underground and living space above ground.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

Now all 8 vehicles can be parked underneath the yard, which is supported by columns.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

Utility and sleeping space are located "underground"

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

Inside, the home is simply finished with clean white walls and natural wood finishes.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

The upstairs story contains the kitchen, living room and dining area.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

Tons of natural light streams in through the windows, creating 360 degree views from inside.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

Large overhangs protect the second story windows, providing shade to help keep the house cool.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

Water is pumped up through the house to the roof, where sprinklers water the lawn.

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

Pumping the cold well water up through the house also provides cooling.

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Gravel paths and roads abound at this Japanese farm, and the family has 8 large industrial vehicles parked outside the house. Beyond the gravel park lot are beautiful fields and woodlands, which would be easily visible from inside the house -- if you could see past the vehicles that is. The solution to the unsightly view was to block the machines completely with a yard - raised a whole story off the ground....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/a-clever-farm-house-with-an-elevated-yard/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

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Gravel paths and roads abound at this Japanese farm, and the family has 8 large industrial vehicles parked outside the house. Beyond the gravel park lot are beautiful fields and woodlands, which would be easily visible from inside the house -- if you could see past the vehicles that is. The solution to the unsightly view was to block the machines completely with a yard - raised a whole story off the ground....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/a-clever-farm-house-with-an-elevated-yard/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

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Gravel paths and roads abound at this Japanese farm, and the family has 8 large industrial vehicles parked outside the house. Beyond the gravel park lot are beautiful fields and woodlands, which would be easily visible from inside the house -- if you could see past the vehicles that is. The solution to the unsightly view was to block the machines completely with a yard - raised a whole story off the ground....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/a-clever-farm-house-with-an-elevated-yard/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

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Gravel paths and roads abound at this Japanese farm, and the family has 8 large industrial vehicles parked outside the house. Beyond the gravel park lot are beautiful fields and woodlands, which would be easily visible from inside the house -- if you could see past the vehicles that is. The solution to the unsightly view was to block the machines completely with a yard - raised a whole story off the ground....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/a-clever-farm-house-with-an-elevated-yard/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

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Gravel paths and roads abound at this Japanese farm, and the family has 8 large industrial vehicles parked outside the house. Beyond the gravel park lot are beautiful fields and woodlands, which would be easily visible from inside the house -- if you could see past the vehicles that is. The solution to the unsightly view was to block the machines completely with a yard - raised a whole story off the ground....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/a-clever-farm-house-with-an-elevated-yard/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

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Gravel paths and roads abound at this Japanese farm, and the family has 8 large industrial vehicles parked outside the house. Beyond the gravel park lot are beautiful fields and woodlands, which would be easily visible from inside the house -- if you could see past the vehicles that is. The solution to the unsightly view was to block the machines completely with a yard - raised a whole story off the ground....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/a-clever-farm-house-with-an-elevated-yard/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

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Gravel paths and roads abound at this Japanese farm, and the family has 8 large industrial vehicles parked outside the house. Beyond the gravel park lot are beautiful fields and woodlands, which would be easily visible from inside the house -- if you could see past the vehicles that is. The solution to the unsightly view was to block the machines completely with a yard - raised a whole story off the ground....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/a-clever-farm-house-with-an-elevated-yard/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Sprout by Studio Archi Farm

Farms need practical, hard-working homes, where machinery and equipment can easily be moved without messing things up. At the same time though, when you're done with work in the fields, the last thing you probably want to look at is a bunch of equipment. This ingenious residential home, called Sprout, was designed and built for a family who wanted a yard, but needed it to be practical. Studio Archi Farm, a Japan-based architecture firm, came up with the idea to elevate the yard, which doubles as a car port and keeps the machinery out of view from the main living area.